Now that's funny. I don't care who ya are, or where ya from LOL, Chuck ----- Original Message ----- From: "DonO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 3:52 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Casting a big or heavy fly = hard hats
> THis is sorta related, but funny none-the less. > > While fishing Baja we sorta figured out that a big swivel was handy for > landing dorado, as it gave something to grab hold of to haul them on board > (avoiding leader-cuts). Plus, it avoided line twist as the dorado sometimes > barrel-rolled many times. One second of line-slack and a line-twist around > the tip and kiss a $700 rod good-bye. > > One of the fishermen mistakenly put the swivel on the rod-side of the class > tippet (didn't want to lose it with the fly, I guess). Big mistake. The > first dorado to hit it was a big bull. Don't know why the class tippet > parted, but the result was that the leader broke under great pressure, and > the big swivel came back and rapped him right between the eyes, hard enough > that he required a few minutes to recover. > > We all noticed it when he got back to the resort. He had this huge red mark > right between his eyes just above the eyebrows. NTS, he swapped the swivel > to the fly-side of the class tippet the next day. > > DOnO > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "edward s engelman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 1:48 PM > Subject: RE: [VFB] Casting a big or heavy fly = hard hats > >
